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Job Family:

Cyber Consulting

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Active Secret

Our Cybersecurity consultants partners with government and commercial clients to safeguard critical systems, data, and identities against evolving threats. Our team delivers integrated solutions across identity and access management, cloud security, and advanced threat response. As a Senior Consultant, you are expected to lead delivery efforts, mentor junior staff, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients-bringing deep technical expertise, strong project leadership, and a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement. The consultant will work closely with team leaders, IT stakeholders, and federal partners to ensure alignment with federal cybersecurity mandates, including FISMA, NIST, OMB, and Zero Trust principles.

What You Will Do:

We are seeking an experienced IT Technical Project Manager with a proven track record of leading large-scale CyberArk deployments, specifically for government clients. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on technical knowledge of CyberArk solutions and demonstrate exceptional project management skills to ensure successful delivery and ongoing support. The CyberArk Technical Project Manager will lead a team of skilled engineers and architects to address client deployment, use, and maintenance of CyberArk for Privileged Access Management (PAM) for high-pace, federated enterprise client environment.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, budget tracking, and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, security teams, and application owners to gather requirements, define project scope, develop policies, and manage change control processes.
• Provide recommendations for the development, configuration, and customization of CyberArk technical components. This will include Change Management, Service Outage Response/Recovery, After Action / Root Cause Problem Management.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful, on-time, and within-budget project delivery.
• Provide regular project status updates to leadership, technical teams, and other key stakeholders.
• Manage cross-functional project teams, vendor relationships, and external consultants.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and CURRENT SECRET DOD OR federal security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of SEVEN (7) years of experience in IT or Cyber, managing large to medium-scale deployments and cross-functional technical teams with FIVE (5) years of US Federal government consulting experience.
• Proven technical background with THREE (3) years of hands-on experience with CyberArk.
• Experience leading teams for IT security operations, threat response, or security architecture development, including IAM system requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, or change management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical issues and project goals to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong people skills managing a diverse set of stakeholders and direct client management experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading operations and maintenance for IAM solutions.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master's Degree in in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field
• Certifications with the CyberArk platform; Trustee, Defender, Sentry, or Guardian.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification.
• Experience supporting Federal IT projects that integrate multiple IAM technologies.
• One or more of the following certifications:
• CompTIA Security+,
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) / Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• ISC2 Zero Trust Strategy Certificate

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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